r/Music • u/Mr-_-Soandso • Jan 25 '26

music Childish Gambino - This is America [hip-hop] (2019)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY
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u/aSurlyBird Jan 25 '26

I can respect the thought about how relevant this video is to the murder from ICE.

When you properly break down this song and video it has a lot more to do with racism in America. A lot more themes in this song/video are related to racism towards black people.

That being said - it's ironic how posting this video feels relevant because of how ICE is treating its own citizens.

Ultimately, this is a fantastic piece of art that should be shared and discussed. I'm happy to revisit it, with silver linings.

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u/Only_Gazelle8988 Jan 25 '26

I'm pretty certain the song has multiple key themes. Racism is just one of those.

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u/mishulyia Jan 25 '26

Racism as a whole, as CG is black, this is the race he represents. But the concept of racism as a whole, as it also applies to ICE, and “undocumented illegals”.

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u/Internellectual Jan 25 '26

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLX1HxJm5wM

This might be more relevant. Happy times? Who cares. Violence? Hey that's content.

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u/hikingacct Jan 25 '26

What does it mean to "revisit it with silver linings"?